Government

A activist from Code Pink interrupts Senator Ted Cruz

Join a Day of Action to Support Diplomacy With Iran Join a Day of Action to Support Diplomacy With Iran

Today people across the country will gather outside congressional offices in support of diplomacy over war.

Aug 25, 2015 / NationAction

Senator Mitch McConnell

The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’ The Danger of ‘Foreign Policy by Bumper Sticker’

The GOP’s paranoia and hubris promises yet another self-inflicted foreign policy disaster.

Aug 25, 2015 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

August 25, 2009: Ted Kennedy Dies

August 25, 2009: Ted Kennedy Dies August 25, 2009: Ted Kennedy Dies

“The last of the three Kennedy brothers came on in and fought the good fight and fought it well.”

Aug 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Iran press conference

The Same People Who Pushed for the Invasion of Iraq Now Want to Scrap the Iran Deal The Same People Who Pushed for the Invasion of Iraq Now Want to Scrap the Iran Deal

Even if the agreement is signed into law, Iran hawks will keep lobbying for a president who will abandon it.

Aug 24, 2015 / David Bromwich

Black Lives Matter

I’m a State Senator, and I’m Not Afraid of Race I’m a State Senator, and I’m Not Afraid of Race

It’s way past time for everyone, and certainly anyone who considers themselves a progressive, to center race in our conversations.

Aug 24, 2015 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Iranian flag

Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal? Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal?

Today’s front-page piece masquerades as news analysis, while pushing a neoconservative agenda.

Aug 24, 2015 / James Carden

August 22, 1996: Bill Clinton Ends Welfare As We Know It

August 22, 1996: Bill Clinton Ends Welfare As We Know It August 22, 1996: Bill Clinton Ends Welfare As We Know It

“The death knell of any government-supported vision of an equitable, egalitarian America.”

Aug 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Donald Trump

No Surprise: Trump Is a Union Buster at His Own Hotel No Surprise: Trump Is a Union Buster at His Own Hotel

Amid the buffoonery of Donald Trump’s campaign, workers at his Vegas hotel are demanding justice.

Aug 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Sherrod Brown

Congress Is Sick of the Secrecy Around the TPP Congress Is Sick of the Secrecy Around the TPP

And Senator Sherrod Brown is blocking a key Obama nominee to show it.

Aug 20, 2015 / George Zornick

John Kerry Iran Deal

Iran Is Not the Greatest Threat to World Peace Iran Is Not the Greatest Threat to World Peace

There’s a clear way to ensure a nuclear-free Middle East, but Washington is not interested.

Aug 20, 2015 / Noam Chomsky

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